​The Big Walnut girls volleyball team’s pursuit of an undefeated season and its first OHSAA championship ended with a 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 29-27 loss to Rocky River Magnificat in a Division II state semifinal Nov. 13 at Vandalia Butler.The Golden Eagles (26-1) were trying to break through after being state runners-up in 1991, 2010 and 2017.The match featured the top two teams in the final regular season Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association poll, and No. 1-ranked Magnificat (24-3) advanced to play Kings Mills Kings in the state final at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Wright State.Magnificat is seeking its first state title since 2021.Audrey Coulson led Big Walnut with 36 assists, eight digs and two blocks, and Valencia McKim had 14 kills, three blocks and one dig. Shelby Damron had 10 kills, 13 digs, four aces and two blocks, Sophie Hamilton contributed eight kills, 10 digs and two blocks and Abagale Swisher had eight kills, seven blocks and three digs.Grace Regula led Magnificat with 20 kills, 13 digs, five aces and two blocks. Scarlett McDavid had 54 assists, 10 blocks and two kills.High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Big Walnut girls volleyball falls in four-set OHSAA state semifinal